Floodwaters can heighten the transmission of various water-borne and vector-borne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, yellow fever, chikungunya, and dengue fever.
The floating dock was anchored to a beach in Gaza the previous day. With most border crossings to the enclave closed or unsafe, it will provide an additional path for aid delivery to the embattled enclave.
The BPPL 2024 aims to guide the development of essential new treatments to combat AMR, stressing the importance of international cooperation and innovation in addressing this global health challenge.
It will fund initiatives including climate change adaptation and mitigation, combatting infectious disease outbreaks, and ensuring access to high-quality health supplies.
The most common mental health disorders include; depression, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance, create a new public fund to provide free access for South African citizens.
They say parents shy away from talking to their children about sexual and reproductive health, causing them to seek this information from inexperienced friends and the internet.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, to evolve and become resistant to the drugs (antimicrobials) that were originally effective in treating them.
On a normal day, she wakes up with pain all over her body, unable to even lift her hands or open her eyes, forcing her to stay longer in bed, mostly affecting her scheduled day's activities.
As rains intensify, the risk of disease outbreaks looms large, calling the urgent need for coordinated efforts to provide relief and prevent further health crises in flood-affected regions.
The talks centred on human resource standards and challenges in the way of the universal health coverage (UHC) mission.
President Ruto stressed the urgency of addressing soil health and fertiliser usage and the need to prioritise investments in nitrogen fertiliser production.
Valued at Sh22.6 million, the facility will boast a comprehensive array of amenities, including an operational theatre, maternity, and ward wings.
The public health department noted the potential for diarrhoea outbreaks, largely attributed to the consumption of contaminated food and water.
Amoth highlighted key services such as water chlorination, waste disposal, and immunisation via the dispatch of teams to villages.
The union is also accusing government officials of relying on "veiled threats and blackmail" rather than genuine dialogue.
CS Nakhumicha urges the KMPDU "to do the honourable thing and call off the strike that has, on several occasions, been declared illegal."
Most of the health complications include haemorrhage, fistula, postpartum depression, and numerous others that, if left untreated and undiagnosed, can pose significant risks.
The Assembly Chair of the Committee on Health Bernard Ogutu, affirmed the assembly's commitment to realising health rights, including reproductive health, for all residents.
